New update on Maxi Araújo's lay-off at Sporting | OneFootball

There is new information about Maxi Araújo's stoppage time. Out with an injury for over two weeks, after a physical problem contracted against Casa Pia, the Uruguayan international will also not be fit for Sporting - Porto, scheduled for next Saturday, August 30.

According to information revealed by the newspaper Record, the return period for the 'shirt 20' of the lions is set for the period after the international break, with the window of international commitments scheduled for the beginning of September. At Sporting, it is expected that Maxi will not be part of the names called up by Uruguay for the matches against Peru (September 5) and Chile (10), valid for the South American qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Thus, the Uruguayan international will only be an option for Rui Borges again from September 16, when Sporting visits Famalicão, in a match of the fifth round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Until then, Maxi is part of the injured group of lions, along with Hidemasa Morita, Ousmane Diomande, Nuno Santos, and Daniel Bragança.

Thus, against Porto, the coach of the greens and whites will have to bet again on Ricardo Mangas in the starting lineup - something that has already happened in the last two games, against Arouca and Nacional. On the other hand, Matheus Reis will return to Borges' options for the Classic, after serving four games of punishment.

With the Sporting jersey, Maxi Araújo - valued at 17 million euros - played 46 games in 2024/25: 28 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, five in the Portuguese Cup, and three in the League Cup. This season, he has already played 126 minutes without scoring any goals or assists.

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